What's the HP model or product ID - a recovery CD may be available for it. > -----Original Message----- > From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John Durham > Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 4:05 PM > To: computertalkshop > Subject: [CTS] Reading NTFS > > > I have a problem with an HP system that is stretching my resources. The > operating system is corrupt (XP Home). The owner has no recovery disk > (not suplied with the system). The hard drive has 2 partitions, FAT32 > containing the corrupt recovery system, and NTFS containing the corrupt > operating system along with all the owner's data. > > The only option left appears to be to find a way to read the NTFS > partition data onto another drive and then re-partition and set up the > system with a new operating system. > > Does anyone know of a utility that will boot the system and allow NTFS > data to be read and copied? > > -- > Regards, John Durham <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> > ICQ number 112663246 > Fax/Phone 64 4 5286786 > Award winning web site at http://modecideas.com?sig > Order my latest e-book at http://modecideas.com/dmaxhits.htm?sig > PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig > Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > --------- > Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com > Un-subscribe/Vacation, http://www.computertalkshop.com/list_options.htm > > List HowTo: http://www.computertalkshop.com/faq.htm > > To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: > http://computertalkshop.com/other_cts_lists.htm > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > --------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com Un-subscribe/Vacation, http://www.computertalkshop.com/list_options.htm List HowTo: http://www.computertalkshop.com/faq.htm To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: http://computertalkshop.com/other_cts_lists.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------